Waxed paper packaging



March 21, 1939.

J. J. WARSHAW WAXED PAPER EACKAGING Filed May 28, 1938 R Y mw m m 0 vv nN J m W 9 Patented Mar. 21, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE v WAXEDPAPER PACKAGING Application May 28, 1938, Serial No. 210,690

2 Claims.

This invention relates to Wax paper packaging and has for one of itsobjects the provision of a new and unique manner of packing wax papersheets of the type commonly used in bakeries, dairies, delicatessenstores, etc, for food stuffs, so that they may be maintained in asanitary state and readily accessible for use.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a package of waxpaper sheets wherein the sheets may at all times be safely maintainedwithout the likelihood of their being blown or strewn about when thepackage is open for use.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a package of thenature referred to, said package comprising a tubular container in whichthe sheets are maintained in rolled condition so that the innermostsheet of the roll is at all times accessible and may be readily drawnout for use.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a package ofthis nature that will occupy a minimum of counter space and yet containa large number of sheets.

Yet another object of the invention is the provision of a container forpacking Wax paper sheets, the said container being provided with anupwardly tapering cupped, conical, or dome-like bottom wall so that thetop of the innermost sheet extends above the other sheets of the packageto enhance the removal thereof for use in wrapping.

Other objects and advantages will appear as the nature of theimprovements is better understood, the invention consistingsubstantially in the novel arrangement and co-relation of parts hereinfully described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, whereinsimilar reference characters are used to describe corresponding partsthroughout the several views, and then finally pointed out andspecifically defined and indicated in the appended claims.

The disclosure made the basis of exemplifying the present inventiveconcept suggests a practical embodiment thereof, but the invention isnot to be restricted to the exact details of this disclosure, and thelatter, therefore, is to be understood from an illustrative, rather thana restrictive standpoint.

In the accompanying drawing,

Figure 1 is a top plan View of my improved wax paper package with thecontainer cover removed;

Fig. 2 is a side View of the package partly in section;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of one of the sheets; and

Fig. 4 is a sectional view showing a modified form of container.

Referring now to Figs. 1 to 3 of the drawing in detail, 5 indicates acontainer which may be made of any suitable material such as cardboard,metal, etc. in which there is contained a plurality of wax paper sheets6 forming a spirally wound roll 1 supported upon a fiat base or bottomwall 9 and in which the innermost sheet 6ais readily accessible and maybe removed from the roll without disturbing the sheet directly nextthereto. A cover 8 may be utilized for covering the container 5 when notin use or during transportation. While I have shown the container asbeing circular in plan view, it may just as readily be elliptical or ofany other angular or curved configuration.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a modified form of my invention, wherein, thecontainer 5a instead of being provided with a flat base 9, the saidcontainer has a cone or cup-like base In for supporting the spirallywound roll I of wax sheets 6. Due to the formation of the said base I Dthe top edges of the sheets 6 will produce a cone-like formation asshown in dot-and-dash lines at II Fig. 4. The container 5a may beprovided with a cover l2 having a top wall l3 which conforms in shape tothe formation ll produced by the top edges of the sheets 6.

It will be seen that with my improved manner of packing wax sheets ofthe naturereferred to, such sheets will at all times be highly sanitaryas but the innermost point or corner M of any of the sheets need behandled when removing same from the package.

It will also be seen that due to the spiral winding of the sheets noundue looseness of the sheets in the package is possible, and inasmuchas the sheets are waxed, the inner sheet will slip out easily whenwithdrawn from the container without disturbing the sheet contiguousthereto or any of the other sheets of the package.

From the foregoing it will therefore be seen that I have provided asimple yet highly efiicient and sanitary wax paper package from whichsheets may be readily withdrawn one at a time, and one which will occupya minimum of counter space and in which the individual sheets are safelymaintained against being blown or accidentally strewn about.

Wherever in the foregoing specification and appended claims I refer toWax paper, it will of course be obvious that other types offood-wrapping papers may be used.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. A package of the nature described, comprising a container curvilinearin horizontal crosssection, a plurality of wax paper sheets in the saidcontainer forming a spirally wound roll, and a conical base on thecontainer for supporting the said roll, one end of the roll of sheetsbeing engaged upon the conical base so that the top of the innermostsheets will extend above the other sheets of the roll to facilitateremoval of individual sheets from the roll.

2. A package of the nature described, compris- 10 mg a containercurvilinear in horizontal crosssection, an upwardly tapering conicalbase, a plurality of wax paper sheets resting on the said base andforming a spirally wound roll, and a cover similar in shape to the baseat the top of the container, one end of the roll of sheets being engagedupon the conical base so that the top of the innermost sheets willextend above the other sheets of the'roll to facilitate removal ofindividual sheets from the roll.

JULIUS J. WARSHAW.

